Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: At midnight on any given Saturday, hundreds of people across Milwaukee sling back their last drinks, step out of bars, pull up Uber apps — and are shocked to discover their ride home will cost $20.…

FOX NEW 6 NOW – MILWAUKEE — A new app is shaking up the ride-sharing business in the Milwaukee area. It’s called “BidRide,” and it allows customers and drivers to negotiate the fare for service. “It’s like a one-stop app.…

A new, local rideshare app called BidRide is ready to take on the competition with a concept that allows riders to set the price for their ride and drivers to accept or decline it. “Uber and Lyft control everything. They set the…

It’s noon on a gorgeous late summer Friday and Tammy Lee is taking her sister and her sister’s friend on a bicycle tour of Milwaukee’s lakefront. They ride from Tammy’s Lower East Side apartment to the historic Pierhead Lighthouse, a…

When Keith Schmitz’ doctor told him to go to the hospital a few weeks ago for an analysis of a potential heart problem, it was already 7 p.m. on a weeknight. The 66-year-old Shorewood resident had his wife drop him…

A startup named BidRide has launched an app that will compete with ride-booking services like Uber and Lyft in the Milwaukee area. BidRide seeks to offer an alternative to Uber, which has few restrictions on who can become a driver,…

By Dan Steininger, BizStarts When Uber burst out into the scene in 2011, taxi cab drivers and taxi companies fought furiously to stop this new transportation service giant from expanding and cutting into their business. It was ruining the taxi…

Auction app allows rider to set price by Molly Dill Ridesharing services have become a common form of transportation in Milwaukee, particularly among young professionals. While the services, such as Uber and Lyft, offer a convenient way to request a…

Milwaukee-based BidRide said they’re different than a typical rideshare app, but still in the palm of your hand. The app uses city-licensed taxi drivers and they said you’ll never see surge pricing. Here’s how it works: You put in where…

A new rideshare App that competes with Uber and Lift has launched in Milwaukee. “Allows riders to “bid” and negotiate fares directly with fully licensed, thoroughly vetted and regulated taxicab drivers that have passed extensive background checks by the cities…